Schneider stopped MacKinnon's shot at 1:12. The puck came loose after the whistle and Andre Benoit poked it in, but the goal did not count.

Varlamov robbed Jagr with a glove save at 2:13.

Schneider stopped O'Reilly one-on-one with 24 seconds left.

The Avalanche outshot the Devils, 38-34.

End of OT: Devils 1, Avalanche 1

THIRD PERIOD

Devils using Elias, Zajac and Jagr as line.

Bernier at RW with Carter and Gionta.

Schneider made a save on Duchene at 1:38.

Boucher with Loktionov and Zubrus.

Wilson was called for cross-checking Zubrus at 2:51.

Varlamov made a stick save on Jagr during the power play and then stopped Greene twice.

Varlamov robbed Elias with a right arm save as he skated in for a scoring chance at 6:21. Zajac's feed set up the chance.

The Devils tied it at 8:59 when Merrill set up Loktionov for a one-timer from the right circle. Loktionov beat Varlamov as Boucher provided a screen.

Gelinas also picked up an assist on the goal. It was Loktionov's first goal in 13 games. His last came on Dec. 4 against the Canadiens.

Schneider made a big blocker save on John Mitchell with 2:41 left.

Avalanche call timeout with 1:55 to go.

Schneider stopped Duchene after he sidestepped Ryder and fired a shot with 40 seconds left.

The Avalanache were outshooting the Devils, 33-29.

End of period: Devils 1, Avalanche 1

SECOND PERIOD

Zajac flipped over sliding Avalanche defenseman Jan Hejda at 1:20.

Salvador, standing at the right side of the net turned the puck over with a pass onto the stick of MacKinnon at 3:30. The Colorado center's shot went wide of the net.

Elias centering for Zubrus and Jagr. Zajac centering for Boucher and Bernier.

Zajac now centering for Zubrus and Bernier with 11:10 left.

Varlamov stopped a Clowe slapper from the top of the left circle at 9:33.

Cliche was called for tripping Henrique at 10:03.

During the Devils' power play, O'Reilly blocked a shot from Gelinas. The rookie defenseman chased O'Reilly down and chopped him to the ice to avoid a breakaway. Although Gelinas received a tripping penalty at 11:27, he avoided what could have been a penalty shot.

Carter cleared the puck before Jamie McGinn could get his stick on it from in close at 13:45.

Loktionov was called for slashing Maxime Talbot at 14:42.

Matt Duchene's shot from the right circle at 15:56 hit the right post during the Colorado power play.

Ryan Wilson checked Clowe into the boards with 2:05 left and the Devils' winger didn't appreciate it.

The Avalanche were outshooting the Devils, 23-11.

End of period: Avalanche 1, Devils 0

FIRST PERIOD

Schneider stopped a Marc-Andre Cliche shot from the slot at 5:40.

Jagr drove to the net at 6:56 but was stopped near the right post by Varlamov.

Nathan MacKinnon's shot from the top of the left faceoff circle at 8:40

The Avalanche struck first at 8:55 when Ryan O'Reilly scored from the slot. Patrick Bordeleau received a pass along the end boards from Brad Malone and broke loose from Merrill for a centering pass that found O'Reilly all alone just below the hash marks.

It was O'Reilly's 18th goal.

Greene cut across the slot and was stopped by Varlamov. The Devils defenseman then hit the right post on his own rebound at 10:59.

Elias was sent off at 12:20 when he tripped Avs defenseman Tyson Barrie.

Barrie flubbed a shot on a rebound at 5:40 during the Colorado power play as he looked at the open right side of the net.

Zubrus drove to the net with 55 seconds left and was denied by Varlamov.